Former Corrie actress marries Charles Bronson in prison

A former soap actress was smuggled into prison to marry notorious prisoner Charles Bronson on Tuesday.

Paula Williamson was covered in a blanket as she arrived at HMP Wakefield for her wedding ceremony.

After the ceremony she was smuggled out again under a blanket without her new husband.

Paula Williamson was covered in a blanket as she arrived at HMP Wakefield for the ceremony: Pic:Shutterstock

Miss Williamson has previously appeared in several UK soaps, including Hollyoaks, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

She had arrived at the prison in the back of a silver-blue Mercedes and driven over to the prison by Charles Bronson lookalike Timothy Crowley for her wedding ceremony.

A mobility scooter driven by a woman dressed in a cream, pinstripe suit, led the wedding car procession.

Bronson has spent a total of 41 years in prison Pic:Shutterstock

Mail Online reports just five people witnessed Bronson saying ‘I do’ in a behind closed doors ceremony at the West Yorkshire prison.

Outside a black Saab convertible car with the words ‘free Charles Bronson’ on it was parked outside.

The ceremony lasted around two-and-a-half hours before the reception at the nearby York House Hotel.

Miss Williamson, 36, of Stoke-on-Trent, who has had relationships with ‘both men and women’ said the couple were ‘so in love’ and a ‘perfect match’.

She previously told The Sun: ‘I’ve had relationships with both men and women in the past but none of them come close to my love for Charlie. He’s so eccentric, but so am I. It’s a perfect match.

She added: ‘I know he has a public image of being a violent prisoner, but in reality he is so different. He can never change the things he has done in the past, but he is working so hard to put that behind him.’

The notorious prisoner and former bare-knuckle boxer was first jailed in 1974.

He has spent a total of 41 years in prison, having had his sentence increased previously for attacking fellow inmates and taking people hostage.